Consumption

First Edition. First printing. Signed by author on title page. Signature only, not inscribed- " Consumption is a haunting story of a woman's life marked by struggle and heartbreak, but it is also much more. It stunningly evokes life in the far north, both past and present, and offers a scathing dissection of the effects of consumer life on both the North and South. It does so in an unadorned, elegiac style, moving between times, places, and people in beautiful counterpoint. But it is also a gripping detective story, and features medical reportage of the highest order." In 1962 at the age of ten, Victoria was diagnosed with tuberculosis and must leave her home in the Arctic for a sanatorium in The Pas, Manitoba. Six years will pass before she returns to the north, years she spends learning English and Cree and becoming accustomed to life in the south. When she does move home, the sudden change in lifestyle leads sixteen-year-old Victoria to feel like a stranger in her own family." Minor wear on the DJ.